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Private Dancer

By: Stephen Leather
Narrated by: David Thorpe, Jilly Bond
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Thailand 1996. The Year of The Rat. Pete, a young travel writer, wanders into a Bangkok go-go bar and meets the love of his life. Joy is the girl of his dreams, young, stunningly pretty, and one of the Zombie Bar's top-earning pole dancers.

What follows is a roller-coaster ride of sex, drugs, and deception, as Pete discovers that his very own private dancer is not all she claims to be. And that far from being the girl of his dreams, Joy is his own personal nightmare.

©2005 Stephen Leather (P)2015 Isis Publishing Ltd Suspense Thriller & Suspense Romance

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I have to admit I was hooked at the start and then began to believe I had select a duff book. I kept going because I hate giving in on a book. After about a third of the way I was intrigued and annoyed in equal measure. There were times I felt I was listening to a training manual for the sex industry of Thailand.
Points and issues were repeated over and over and I began to be frustrated by the main character.
Then the book just got better and I was desperate to see how it panned out, and the pace hotted up like a thriller. With a number of shocks and twists on route.
Narration was excellent with great characterisation.
So a mixed bag but glad I traveled all the way with it

Great story with too much repetition

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Provides insight into Bangkok nightlife scene, Thai culture and an accurate portrait of relationships between Thai ladies and foreigners. Well written and captivating.

good novel giving insight into thai culture

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I found the book very informative and the voice performances were impressive. I think it would help new visitors to Thailand and give them a much needed grounding into the psyche of the characters their likely to run into when visiting and could help prevent a few pitfalls.

Pretty informative listening for the uninitiated.

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Not my preferred Stephen Leather type of book but he always writes well and had to listen to the end so I guess that says something!

Not my cup of tea but he fail to write badly

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I was completely absorbed, frustrated, angry and annoyed by a gripping and fascinating story - an enjoyable few hours crossing the globe into another world.

Exceptional

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